Pope urges prayers for peace in Gaza

January 05, 2009

Violence will not resolve the problems of the Holy Land, Pope Benedict XVI said at his Angelus audience on January 4, as he joined all the Christian leaders of Jerusalem in urging the faithful to pray for an end to the latest fighting in Gaza. "War and hatred are not a solution to problems," he said. Instead, he said, the fighting causes "situations that weigh unspeakably on the populations who are again victim to hatred and war."

 

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Further information:

• War and hatred to not resolve problems (VIS)
• Pope urges Israel, Hamas to 'act immediately' on Gaza (AFP)
• Pope Benedict XVI: War will not solve problems in Holy Land (Jerusalem Post)